Introduction ...

How Far From Austin to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Austin to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Austin to:

Clinton [Map], which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the East. If you could walk a straight line from Austin to Clinton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.

Little Rock [Map], which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the South Southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.

The White House (Washington, DC [Map]) is 895 miles [1,440.4 km] to the East Northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.

The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock [Map]) is 6,690 miles [10,766.5 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<4>

The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba [Map]) is 7,422 miles [11,944.6 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<5>

The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican [Map]) is 5,300 miles [8,529.5 km] and it lies to the Northeast (NE).<6>

Communities Also Named Austin ...

We have found 42 communities that share the name Austin.

Within Arkansas, there are 2 communities which are also named Austin. Using our Gazetteer, we have found another 40 communities in the United States and Canada - with 39 of those located in the United States.

Our profile page for Austin, Pickens CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.<7>Although located in Pickens County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Garfield CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Garfield County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Morgan CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Morgan County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Neosho CountyThis community is historic.Although located in Neosho County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Sumner County

Our profile page for Austin, Sumner CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Sumner County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Kalamazoo CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Kalamazoo County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Oakland CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Oakland County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Cattaraugus CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Cattaraugus County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Wilson CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Wilson County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

Our profile page for Austin, Jackson CountyWe found mention of this community, but have little information.Although located in Jackson County, we don't know the location of this community within the county.

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Footnotes ...

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Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance that begins in Austin. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Austin) to Point B.

Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Austin. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5306, Longitude: -92.7907 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Austin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).

While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.

The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Austin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. The community might still exist or it might have existed for just a short period of time. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, families in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc.

Also keep in mind that the community could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Austin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.